Security glazed doors and screens in Cardiff

What is the price of security glazed doors and screens in Cardiff?

Budget £1,495 to £4,995 plus VAT (£1,794 to £5,994 inc VAT) per doorset for security glazed doors and screens in Cardiff, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.

Security glazed doors are complete doorsets, frame, leaf, glass, hinges and locks, built to resist forced entry while still letting people see in and out. They use laminated or anti-bandit glass in heavy aluminium or steel sections, with multi-point locking, and suit shop, office and communal entrances.

What goes into security glazed doors and screens

Single, double and sliding configurations
Multi-point and hook-bolt locking
Door closers, level thresholds and access control provision
Heavy aluminium or steel doorsets with side screens
Panic and emergency exit hardware where required
Hinge bolts and anti-jemmy features

Fitting in Cardiff and nearby

Surveys in Cardiff (CF10) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Penarth (3 miles) and Caerphilly (7 miles).

South Glamorgan covers Cardiff's city-centre arcades, offices and Bay waterfront, Victorian terraces in Canton and Roath, and the coastal towns of Barry and Penarth.

This glazing suits:

Doors to cash offices and stockrooms
Office and reception entrances
Shop and showroom entrances
Rear and side doors to service yards

Questions we will ask at the survey

Tested doorset or upgrade

Where an insurer, landlord or specifier names a standard, a doorset tested to it by its maker is the route. Otherwise a strong commercial doorset with laminated glass is often enough.

Exit and fire safety

Locking must let people out easily while the building is occupied. We work with your fire risk assessment, and fire doors need fire-rated products.

Building regulations and safety in Wales

Wales

Security rules for new homes

Wales introduced its own Approved Document Q for new homes, in force from 1 November 2018, and it applies to newly erected dwellings only. It follows a similar approach to England's, with PAS 24 referenced for easily accessible doors and windows and laminated glass to BS EN 356 P1A in doors and nearby windows. It does not apply to changing the glass in an existing home.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen, under Approved Document B for Wales and, in non-domestic premises, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it, so the two cannot simply be swapped.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Cardiff
Accept the fixed quote
Fitted by glaziers working under our contract

Security glazed doors and screens in Cardiff: questions

Can you survey in Cardiff and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Cardiff, Penarth and Caerphilly are booked around installer availability.

Do new entrance doors need building regulations approval?

Replacing whole doors is often controlled building work (notifiable in England and Wales; in Scotland and Northern Ireland check with the council's building control), and new entrances may need planning permission. We tell you what applies before ordering.

What is PAS 24?

PAS 24 is a British test standard for the security of doors and windows. A doorset tested to it has been attacked in a set way in a lab. The test belongs to the manufacturer's product as tested, not to the installer.

Are steel doorsets better than aluminium?

Steel is stronger for high-risk doors; aluminium is lighter and suits most shop and office entrances. The glass, locks and fixings matter as much as the frame material.

Security glazed doors and screens in nearby towns

Other glazing in Cardiff

Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.